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Song Meanings

Illo by Jean Smith

Illo by David Lester

Mecca Normal songs listed alphabetically with predominant themes as per the legend. Songs without code need to be reviewed due to their nature, which might be more psychological, poetic or complex to assign code to at first glance.

LEGEND:

Activism related to Status Quo = Act

Apathy = Apathy Anger = A

Capitalism = C

Empathy = E

Environment = Env

Feminism = F

History = H

Injustice = I

Language = L

Political (including Personal) and Protest = Pol & P

Relationships (romantic, interpersonal, family) = R

Social Justice = SJ

Utopian = U

SONGS:

12 Murders – F, SJ, Pol20 Years / No Escape – Apathy, H, I, U

1922 – F, I, H, P, U

A Kind of a Girl – F, I, H, P

Accidently – L

Alibi – R

All About the Same Thing – R, H, C

Ancient Fire – F, Pol, H

Are You Hungry Joe? – SJ, I, H, Pol, A

Armchairs Fit – Act, A, Apathy, Pol, C

Arsenal – F, R, L, I, Pol

Art Was the Great Leveler – E

Attraction Is Ephemeral – R, Pol

Beaten Down – A, Pol, C

Beppo’s Room –

Between Livermore and Tracy – B

lame the Glass Man – H, C

Blue Sky and Branches – A, R, H, Apathy

Blue TV – C, A

Breathing in the Dark – R

Broken Flowers – R, C

Cave In – A, Pol, C

Cherry Flowers – Pol, U

Clatter – C

Convince Yourself – E, C

Crimson Dragnet –

Current of Agreement – E

Cyclone – E Days – EnvDead Bird’s Feet – L, F, A
Deep Dark Secret –

Don’t Heal Me Like a Dog Just to Break Me Like a Horse – R

Don’t Look In The Mirror –

Don’t Shoot – Act, Pol, C, SJ

Drilling – Env, C

Drive At – H, Env, C

Echo –

Elemental Steamer –

Engine Rain – C, Env

Every Wrong Word – L, F, I

Excalibur – R

Fallen Skier – R

Family Swan – R

Fan of Sparks – Env

Fight for a Little – P, A, H

Flash Light –

Follow Down –

Forlorn – F, R

From the Surface –

Frozen Rain –

Gravity Believes –

Greater Beauty – Env

He Didn’t Say – F, R

Held –

Her Ambition – F

His Own Madness – R

Horse Heaven Hills –

How Many Now? – H, SJ

Hurricane Watch – E

I Don’t Get It –

I Don’t Need To Hold Your Hand –

I Hear You – E

I Know a Little Bit – C

I Walk Alone – F, A, H, Pol

I Went Away For A While –

Ice Floes Aweigh – R, H

I’ll Call You – R, F, A

I’m a Bit Confused – C

I’m Not into Being the Woman You’re with While You’re Looking for the Woman You Want – F, R, I, A, L, Pol